BERLIN – German prosecutors say they have arrested a suspected member of the Islamic State group. The federal prosecutor’s office said in a statement late Saturday that a 24-year-old man identified as Nils D. was arrested in Dinslaken in western Germany and his apartment was raided. The suspect allegedly traveled …
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LONDON – Britain’s Home Secretary Theresa May has urged fresh action to combat anti-Semitism amid fears in the Jewish community following the terror attacks in Paris. May said Sunday the hostage siege on the Jewish supermarket was a chilling reminder of anti-Semitic prejudice. Speaking at a commemoration for attack victims, …
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Staying hidden behind sea ice and large waves, sailors aboard a navy patrol boat from New Zealand sneaked up on three suspected poaching ships, then took photos and video of the fishermen hauling in prized fish in banned nets from the ocean near Antarctica. Seemingly caught …
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WARSAW, Poland – Polish authorities say they are working to find a solution to help the more than 500,000 Poles who hold Swiss franc loans, the payments of which are spiking after a recent surge in the franc. Officials described details of the plan Wednesday after protesters in several cities …
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TOKYO – The news of the purported killing of journalist Kenji Goto by Islamic State militants rushed through Japan early Sunday morning, shocking and saddening people in a nation that has embraced pacifism and where many were not emotionally prepared to cope with the hostage crisis: ___ “It could have …
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LONDON – A closely watched survey is indicating that the 19-country eurozone economy started 2015 on a far more solid footing than previously thought. Financial information company Markit says its purchasing managers’ index, a gauge of business activity, rose to a six-month high of 52.6 in January from the previous …
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CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela will fold an occupied supermarket chain into the state food distribution system. President Nicolas Maduro announced Friday that the 35 locations of the Dia a Dia grocery chain will be assimilated into the state grocery agency starting this weekend. Maduro did not say if the change …
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BEIJING – Chinese state media say Deng Liqun, a former conservative propaganda chief known for his criticism of the economic reforms, has died. He was 99. The official Xinhua News Agency said Deng died in Beijing on Tuesday of illnesses, but did not specify. Unrelated to Deng Xiaoping, the former …
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MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities say at least five federal police officers have been wounded in an armed standoff with state agents in southern Mexico. The Oaxaca state government says in a statement that between 250 and 300 local police have been barricaded in a police station in the town …
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BEIRUT – Activists say Syrian government forces backed by Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters have captured two villages near the northern city of Aleppo, and will soon be able to besiege rebel-held neighborhoods in the country’s largest city. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and Aleppo-based activist Amer Hassan say government …
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